Big Daddy's Induction

[enovativ]

Okay, I am really ready to do this...but to be honest with everyone..I am not up to reading the whole Atkins book....but I am a very duplicatable individual....so if anyone wants to just tell me EXACTLY what it is I have to do during induction...I will do it...no questions asked !! Will someone please help me out...I have been "faxing the funk" about this thing for a very long time.....thanks in advance !

Big Daddy Mitch

[DigitalMocking]

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You need to read the book Mitch, it'll help you in a lot of ways. For Atkins to reall work for life, you have to change your life and your relationship with food.

There's a lot of good info here on the boards and you'll get great helping hands here, but you need to go read the book!

[Bluebelt2007]

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Hey Mitch,

Glad you made the decision to start Atkins, I do agree with Ron you should read the book, it is very important. If you are looking for ideas, you can check out my journal, I have exactly what I ate and drank during induction.

Good Luck.

[Desertthorn]

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I have a well read copy but what I will tell you this, you have to get a copy of the acceptable (food) list and print it off. (I think they still have it somewhere on this board) Then eat only what is on that list for the next two weeks AND don't go over a 20 carb limit (If you stick to the list that would be hard to do) Now if you want to eat a pound of bacon, its fine, its on the list, but some of the stuff is limited, like heavy cream and cheese and veggies. Veggies are important, you have to eat 2-3 cups a day and that is where most of your carbs will come from.
After the two weeks come on back and let us know how its going

[SunnyB2]

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Yes, you should read the book. But let's face it, we don't all have the time to do that.

So my suggestion is to go to Atkins.com and look at the information on induction.

http://www.atkins.com/articles/atkins-phases/phase-one/phase-1-induction

Here is the acceptable foods list --

http://www.atkins.com/articles/atkins-phases/phase-one/acceptable-foods

Here are the rules of induction --

http://www.atkins.com/articles/atkins-phases/phase-one/the-rules-of-induction

And don't eat any bars, shakes, or other "low-carb" products. ONLY what is on the list.

Good luck! If you do it right, it really works.

[Chicklady]

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A good way to read the book----and don't laugh-----stick a copy on top of the toilet tank and work your way through it every time you go to do your daily constitutional

[spazzyhilo]

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You dont need to read the entire book right now, take it a section at a time. Read the induction section first - this will give you understanding how to do the diet. Then near the end of the 2 week induction read the section about OWL. This will give you an idea if you want to move on to the next stage or do an extended induction. As you progress through OWL read the pre-maintenance and maintenance sections.

Essentially though you are gonna want to read the book. Its not just an instruction manual but a guide for this WOE. Its what we all use on this board and it seems like the only reason why people have failed on this WOL is because they didn't read the book, didn't understand the diet, got bored and quit.

[IrishSarahHB]

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I agree with Spazzyhilo !! just read it as you go .. read about induction and then do it .. when you are ready to move forward read about owl and the do it ..

I started it that way but i actually found it very interesting so i just continued to read ..

good luck!

[spazzyhilo]

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I started it that way but i actually found it very interesting so i just continued to read ..

Yeah its actually a really good book. I like that its full of examples and real life scenarios

[IrishSarahHB]

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Yeah its actually a really good book. I like that its full of examples and real life scenarios

Yeah and i got excited about the whole thing so then i wanted to know more and more about it...

[brandywine1241]

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Welcome, Big Daddy. As many have said, reading the book is very helpful (almost essential) to understand the whole plan. Amazon.com has audio cds and casettes of the book if that would fit better in your lifestyle.

As for a quick overview, I would recommend you go to the Atkins Low Carb FAQs forum on this board instead of Atkins.com. They have tweaked the rules to be more compatible with their current mission of selling low carb foods.

Here is a link to the acceptable foods for Induction:

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6782

Good luck and please post again if you havemore questions.

[Kent]

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If you are a more a visual person, you might try these videos of mine.

1. In the Beginning... Induction (Part 1)
2. Atkins Induction Acceptable Foods - The Good, The Bad, and the Pork Rinds

The other videos that I have uploaded to Youtube may help, but these should give you a start. If you can stomach 30 pages, the Induction Chapter is pretty quick read.